Opinion
‘White lies’ at an apprentice White House
Revelations broke this week that 29-year-old White House Communications Director Hope Hicks — the longest-serving staff member who abruptly resigned — admitted in her testimony to the Intelligence Committee that she told “white lies” on behalf of the president. In any other White House, the events surrounding her departure (the fourth communications director to serve to date) would have been the major explosive news of the week. But her story did not even rise to a mere 15-seconds-of-fame cycle in what has become a reality television show administration under Trump.
Support for a new generation of Palestinians
On March 11, 2018, Ahed Tamimi — a Palestinian girl who was just 16 at the time of her arrest — is scheduled to appear for her second military court hearing. Ahed’s arrest followed a video that went viral of her slapping and pushing an Israeli soldier who was coming onto her property. Ahed faces up to 10 years in prison and up to 12 charges including assault and incitement. Israel’s military court has an almost 100 percent conviction rate, so it is unlikely she will be discharged through the court system. Ahed’s lawyers and the international community have responded by calling for her release, including United Nations and Amnesty International.






